suggestion for a 5k phone for a friend

Budget Increased - suggestion for a 7k phone for a friend

need suggestion for a 7k phone for a friend

1. Budget?
Ans: Budget Increased to INR7000

2. Display type and size?

Ans: Any.

3. Dual sim?
Ans: Not a priority

4. Preferred choice of brand?
Ans: reputed / good brands preferred

5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
Ans: good camera with Flash preferred

6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).
Ans: Android or Windows

7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).
Ans: preferred Both but expecting 3g

8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Ans: Voice Calls, little Internet, Mail, & Multimedia

9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Ans: NO

10. Any other info that you want to share
Ans: phone should be built proper as she drops it many times. a Free call recording option / app is required (i think that rules out Windows phones)

11. ASS is needed.

Zenphone 4.5 or Moto E? or some other model? Please suggest.

Zenfone 4 (4" or 4.5"). And be sure to go for the one with Gorilla Glass is available.

i too shortlisted the same. didn't check Asus Zenfone 4 A450CG though. it is the one with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 but it is priced at INR6,999, the same price at which Moto E is available.

Zenphone 4.5 or Moto E? or some other model? Please suggest.

if he can wait a couple of months more and increase budget to around 10k, 2nd gen Asus Zenfone should be launched with ARMv8 (64bit) chipset and maybe Android 5.0 out of the box.

Asus launched Pegasus in China. mayn't be part of the Zenfone lineup but a small hardware refresh but Android 4.4. may worth waiting. but for now Asus Zenfone 4 4.5" is still better option.

K

5K is too small a budget for a decent phone,if he can extend to atleast 6-7k,Moto E,zenfone etc are excellent phones

kkn13 said:
5K is too small a budget for a decent phone,if he can extend to atleast 6-7k,Moto E,zenfone etc are excellent phones

you missed the update. i told that and got it increased to 7k.

sam said:
if he can wait a couple of months more and increase budget to around 10k, 2nd gen Asus Zenfone should be launched with ARMv8 (64bit) chipset and maybe Android 5.0 out of the box.

Asus launched Pegasus in China. mayn't be part of the Zenfone lineup but a small hardware refresh but Android 4.4. may worth waiting. but for now Asus Zenfone 4 4.5" is still better option.

ty for the info. will inform about that if that is possible.

i might go for that zenphone 2 as i was considering zenphone5 / moto g for buying.

K

vidhubhushan said:
you missed the update. i told that and got it increased to 7k.

ty for the info. will inform about that if that is possible.

i might go for that zenphone 2 as i was considering zenphone5 / moto g for buying.

oh nice except if zenfone 2 is gonna be MTK,dont get it
MTK cpus arent worth the hassle

kkn13 said:
oh nice except if zenfone 2 is gonna be MTK,dont get it
MTK cpus arent worth the hassle

yes i checked that later so still need to decide whether to get moto g2 or zenphone5. big dilemma

R

if budget is 7k + branded phones then

wait for HTC android one as well HTC Vo2

also the new upcoming zenfone 4.5 has 2100mah battery and intel soc

might turn out decent for the price

else Moto E/zenfone 4.5 for now or Nokia lumia 630 for 6k from flipkart

You can go for Moto E or Zenphone

M

I would say wait for Zenphone 2015.

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vidhubhushan said:
yes i checked that later so still need to decide whether to get moto g2 or zenphone5. big dilemma

MTK Chipset are getting better day by day surely they used to have GPS issues in past.Now everything is fixed.There is no app compatibility issues like intel chipset neither is overheating or battery drain issues.you can read many reviews of phones having MTK chipset over GSMarena.
Here is how MTK Chipset perform
Lenovo Vibe X2 review: Rainbow of colors - page 5 - GSMArena.com

This year lot more phone will use mediatek Chipset.

My younger brother is using Xolo Q700 he donot have any issues till now and it is giving battery backup of 3 days with moderate use.

for below 5k Lava Iris win1 is also good option, but wait if you can, there are not so good phone right now